Going through customs at New York's LaGuardia Airport on his way to Toronto last year, the actor, who also had a recurring role on the series 24, says agents started to ask him a host of questions. And because he was tired, he said the very thing he shouldn't.

"I said, 'Well, I've been playing a most-wanted terrorist on TV' and the minute the world 'terrorist' came out of my mouth, even the other people standing in line began looking," Negahban said.

Luckily, a Customs and Border Protection agent was a big fan of the hit Showtime series and came to his rescue. "He looks at me and he says, 'Oh, my God! I just saw the season finale and I love the show.' Then he turns around and tells the other agents, 'Look, Abu Nazir is here!' "

Homeland, which recently kicked off its second season, beat out four-time winner Mad Men to earn an Emmy for best drama on Sept. 23.